Gurumayi and Siddha Yoga and Tony's ogoing tirades

August 30, 2001

Tony:

You obviously spend a great amount of time judging and blasting the

beliefs and thoughts of others. You judge SYDA yoga to have been

"destructive" to people's lives I would like to know what is

"constructive" about your negative and critical postings?

For all of your "knowledge" you seem to be still looking for or

expecting perfection from the "form" of spiritual organizations - for

that cherished belief you have my compassion.

I have read the article in New York magazine and also know someone who

is in personal relationship with the author of that article. The

author claims that the truth of the experience was not actually

reflected in the article as the editor had definite thoughts are what

was to be portrayed. I have also been to the anti Syda yoga website

and have allowed myself the opportunity to experience Syda activities

as I prefer to experience both sides of something before I jump to any

conclusions. In the end Syda comes out the same as any spiritual path

that has become a religion... a spiritual truth that is now in a form

consistent with life on a human level.

Perhaps the time has come for you to either form your own perfect

religion or just accept the fact that once spiritual truth becomes

religious form there will be imperfections with gems of truth beneath

the imperfections. The quest then becomes one of taking the gems and

moving along without the support of religious dogma or intellectual

superiority. Perhaps you are afraid of taking the leap without the

mental support of your intellectual belief system? What is apparent

to most of us on this list is that your views are generally tainted

with anger and your rationale is always from the intellect of your

own ego. It may be time for you to turn your radar within and leave

others to take what they may from whatever system or teaching they

have found helpful.

Namaste,

Linda

Namaste Dharma,>It is interesting that as a teacher, I couldn't use

the word guru, >that you find syda yoga which has been so destructive

to people's >lives something to be emulated.>You should check with the

Ammachi devotees who used to be devotees and >were molested by mucky

nanda what they

think.....ONS....Tony./join

All paths go

somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, perceptions,

and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside back

into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not different than

the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the nature of

Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. It

is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the

Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of

Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self.

Welcome all to a.Your use of is subject

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August 30, 2001

Hello Everyone. Just got back into town.

As many know, Sri Lindaji is a long term practitioner of various forms

of yoga, a teacher of yoga and meditation and a valued member of this

Sangha. Her experience and maturity are reflected in the depth of her

insights about situations and people.

Recently as I was catching up with the e-mail, it surprised me to see

a post by Sri Tonyji using Sri Linda's daughter in a hypothetical

example to make a point about what Sri Tony considers to be abusive

gurus. This was in extremely poor taste and completely inconsistent

with the spirit of the Sangha of showing mutual respect for each

other. As human beings, all of us are prone to mistakes and lapses in

judgment. We ask Sri Tonyji to reflect on his comments and how they

are directed at others and the impact they can have. When I make such

a mistake and become aware of the consequences, I find that a sincere

apology helps to heal the wounds.

Comments which are highly personal and not directed at the thoughts in

the post (but the poster) often create tension which is not helpful in

a dialogue. To be fair, I have noted many personal comments directed

at Sri Tonyji as well in the past for his holding certain views.

Sri Janji recently pointed out "guru exposes" are not part of the list

charter or mission. There are many other lists on the internet devoted

to that. At we usually refrain from censoring people

from expressing their perspective and thoughts on the spiritual path

and depend on the common sense and the self-moderation of the

members. However, it is expected that members understand the spirit

of the Sangha and the value of mutual support, fellowship, and

friendship. Members who have other agendas should find internet

outlets more suitable for their energy and creativity.

Thanks and love to all

Harsha

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